World Cup briefing: Germany urged to drop Mesut Ozil after Mexico ‘debacle’

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Mesut Ozil Germany 2018 World Cup
Mesut Ozil and Germany were beaten 1-0 in their opening match by Mexico
(Image credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

It hasn’t been a great start for Germany’s World Cup defence. After opening their campaign with a defeat against Mexico in group F, the squad have held crisis talks to discuss the “debacle”.

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